Referee in Zubeldía row to officiate São Paulo v Palmeiras derby | OneFootball

The classic match between São Paulo and Palmeiras is approaching and the referee who will officiate the clash at Morumbi for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship has been defined early this Friday afternoon (3) in a public hearing held at the headquarters of CBF, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

The one who will lead the whistle is a well-known figure from recent Tricolor matches, the 35-year-old from Santa Catarina, Ramon Abatti Abel, who has been part of the FIFA international referees panel since the end of 2022.

The last match that Abatti refereed for São Paulo was the first of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil against Athletico-PR. However, a game that drew more attention was in a clash with Atlético-MG for the Brasileirão earlier this year.

Ramon Abatti was the referee who drove the former coach Luis Zubeldía crazy in the match. The coach complained vehemently and was expelled by the referee, who later also gave a red card to forward Calleri, who had just entered.

As is customarily informed by the CBF, the selection of referees for each round is defined taking into account the phases of the competition, the importance and degree of complexity of each match and the qualification, the physical conditioning and the technical performance of the referees.

The professional from Santa Catarina has already commanded three championship finals in Brazil at the beginning of this year. In early February, he was the referee of the Supercopa Rei, won by Flamengo over Botafogo.

In March, two more decisions, now state ones. On the 8th he was in charge of the classic between Grêmio and Internacional, in the Gauchão final. On March 15, he refereed the final between Chapecoense and Avaí, for the Santa Catarina Championship.

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